R. Ribeiro

TL;DR: In this article, a finite element model based on Mindlin plate theory was used to characterize the behaviour of the structure and the actuators. But the authors focused on the development of an efficient and general methodology, based on genetic algorithms, for the determination of the optimal actuation voltages needed to apply to the piezoelectric actuators in such a way that a pre-defined shape of a structure is achieved.

TL;DR: The Clear-PEM scanner for positron emission mammography under development is described in this paper, which is based on pixelized LYSO crystals optically coupled to avalanche photodiodes and readout by a fast low-noise electronic system.

TL;DR: The concept of Clear-PEM, the system presently developed in the frame of the Crystal Clear Collaboration at CERN, will be a dedicated scanner, offering better perspectives in terms of position resolution and detection sensitivity.

TL;DR: In this paper, a Cherenkov angular resolution of 8 mrad is obtained by detecting a mean of 8 photoelectrons per ring per ring, and the results obtained with photons impinging at a large angle on the CsI layer are presented and discussed in comparison with higher quantum efficiencies observed under different experimental conditions.

TL;DR: Experimental validation of the detection techniques, namely the basic properties of the radiation sensors and the ability to measure the depth-of-interaction of the incoming photons, are presented.